Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

Doha: The decision to open the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Qatar reflects the growing importance of bilateral relations ...

The country declared a national emergency over its sexual and gender-based violence problem. Now, its men are becoming part ...

The City of Dayton has selected its first-ever poet laureate. Sierra Leona will serve as Dayton’s first poet laureate. Leone ...

The Netherlands has requested the extradition of Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious drug criminal, from Sierra Leone. High-level ...

Sierra Leone's information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos ...

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch justice minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped to find the ...

Sierra Leone has launched a manhunt for the Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, also known as Bolle Jos. The police asked locals ...

Thomas Mariee's expedition down the Rokel River was an exercise in getting out of his comfort zone, one rapid and insect bite ...

Amnesty International on Thursday called on the authorities in Sierra Leone to release Hawa Hunt, a well-known Sierra Leonean-Canadian artist and reality television personality, who has been ...

Cocaine/Kush intake has sharply increased across Sierra Leone - from urban cities into rural communities. With vulnerable youth and young girls greatly ...

Sierra Leone will serve as the first poet laureate for the City of Dayton, officials announced Friday in a media event at the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Visitor Center.